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Originally Posted by thethrillfactor  A big part of the sound in Manley gear is the sound of their transformers not the tubes.
In fact the Massive Passive EQ is a hybrid EQ;
It has a solid state class A/B preamp to boost the signal before it hits the passive EQ design. The reason is there is a signal loss between the different stages of the passive section of the EQ(and their are 4 in the Massive Passive). Instead of making it up in the end which would influence the tone alot by the makeup gain, it was decided to makeup the gain in the beginning enough so as not to have too many losses and still maintain the tone.
Now if you want the sound to be even cleaner you can bypass the trannies all together by taking the output from the unbalanced outs.
The Massive Passive EQ is like any tool perfect for some situations and not the best for others. Like anything its best to try it out and see if it fits in your sonic pallete. |
Thrill,
thanks for clarifying this one.
